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Analysis: Tax funds used for hotel near arena controversial By DePaulia Investigation

Six days after the partnership between DePaul, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (McPier), and the city was announced in 2013, Chicago’s Board of Education announced that 50 public schools would close. To critics, the project was the perfect example of the misuse of public funds, siphoning public money for flashy developments rather than schools. But alongside the arena, the project was also announced with a lavish new Marriott hotel with the goal of revitalizing the area surrounding McCormick Place. Citizens, including DePaul students, protested. When it came time to approve the project, city aldermen voted for public money to be moved from the arena to the hotel project in March 2014. In total, $55 million of government-funded taxes, or the use of Tax Increment Funding (TIF), went towards the hotel project. A little more than a year from completion, community groups are still torn over whether using tax increment funding for a commercial project is ethical in revitalizing the city and tourism. For TIF funds to be used, the requirements mandate the neighborhood in question must be considered “blighted,” with evidence of deterioration, excessive vacancies and stunted property values. It also must pass the “but for” requirement, meaning that the area would not develop on its own but for the TIF funding. “Both of those (conditions) are violated in this instance,” said Tom Tresser, a community activist and civic lawyer. Tresser has been embroiled in the discussion around TIF allocation in Chicago for more than 20 years. “You’re telling me the convention center is blighted, and you are telling me the Marriotts don’t have enough money and wisdom to figure out how to fund their hotel, right next to another hotel that is operating successfully in a booming area,” he said. “That requires $55 million of public cash?” The purpose of TIF, according to the City of Chicago, is to promote public and private investment across the city. Property taxes in TIF districts are essentially frozen for 23 years, and excess taxpayer money is diverted into redevelopment projects. The TIF Act was established nearly 40 years ago to improve blighted neighborhoods and redevelop them to

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University funds for arena due next month By DePaulia Investigation

n the corner of Cermak and Prairie, clean concrete pillars sit inside the unmistakable bowl of an arena in the making. The U.S. and DePaul flag — both red, white and blue — whip against the metal of a flag pole high above unfinished walls. After almost a decade, the long-awaited 10,000 seat home of the DePaul Blue Demons shows its first signs of progress. Since announcing their partnership with the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (known colloquially as “McPier” for its management of Navy Pier and the McCormick Place), DePaul has said that its stadium would more or less pay for itself. And as construction hums and deadlines loom, DePaul is prepared to write a lump sum check for $82.5 million by the beginning of next month. Over the last three years, DePaul and McPier have worked closely behind the scenes with the intention of a fall 2017 opening. While McPier has been funding the project since July 2013 according to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, DePaul’s contribution — half the cost of construction — is due by June 1 of this year. With less than a month until that date, university officials said they are on track to make their payment in one lump sum using DePaul’s financial reserves and other allocated funds. Jeff Bethke, DePaul’s executive vice president, confirmed the university’s

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November 2017, so now it’s time for our funding contribution.” The university has always maintained that DePaul will pay for the arena using four sources of income related to the project: naming rights, corporate sponsorships, fundraising and attendance. Likewise, the school continues to reiterate that tuition

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Holocaust survivor Adina Sella (pictured top right) told her story at an event marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. The event also featured a screening of documentary “The Search for the White Rose.”

DePaul remembers Holocaust survivors By April Lane Contributing Writer

Born into a middle class Jewish family in Germany during World War II, Adina Sella’s youth was defined by survival. She felt the depths of restrictions placed on the Jews in Germany, and had to take on a new culture and identity with her family in order to escape. It meant she needed “to steal, to hide, to mistrust, to lie, to steal food in my pocket,” she said. Its impact is why she prefers the term “child of the Holocaust” over survivor. Sella told her story May 4, Holocaust Remembrance Day, to bring light to genocide and those affected by global atrocities. The event was organized by the Center for Jewish Law and Judaic Studies, and included a screening of the honorary documentary “The Search for the White Rose,” and speakers including the creator and director of the film and Sella. The event took place at the Sullivan Athletic Center in the Hall of Fame Foyer. Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, was established after World War II as a commemoration of the survivors as well as the nearly 6 million who were killed

by Nazi Germany. Rabbi Steven Resnicoff, professor of law and director of DePaul’s College of Law Center of Jewish Law and Judaic Studies, started off the event with a benediction. The piece was originally written by his older brother and Naval Chaplain Arnold Resnicoff. “So from the Holocaust we learned when you deny humanity in others, we destroy the humanity within ourselves,” Resnicoff read. “When we reject the human and the holy in any neighbor’s soul, then we unleash the beast and the barbaric in our own heart.” “The Search for the White Rose” was a film created and directed by independent filmmaker Peter Logue. The 25-minute film honors the members of the White Rose, a non-violent resistance movement which aimed to awaken the German people by writing informative anti-Nazi leaflets and urging Germans to rise up against Adolf Hitler’s regime. The group was made up of five Christian students who attended University of Munich at the time: Hans Scholl, Christoph Probst, Willi Graf, Sophie Scholl and Alexander Schmorell, along with professor Kurt Huber.

In the film, Logue heads to Munich where he interviewed scholars and spoke to students about what the White Rose meant to them. He also wanted to understand why the members of the White Rose did what they did, knowing they were risking their lives. Following the film screening, Sara Kimble, faculty at School of New Learning, brought attention to the multitude of victims affected by the Holocaust. “The broader context of the Holocaust was the systematic bureaucratic statesponsored, persecution and murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime and by the corroborators,” Kimble said. Authorities targeted other groups they deemed “racially inferior,” as well as political and ideological opponents, homosexuals and people with disabilities. Though the project required sifting through hours of interviews, Logue said giving voice to those affected made it worthwhile. “There was always the need to tell the story that kept me going,” he said. Kimble then brought the audience’s attention to importance of standing up against what we believe to be an injustice,

and to “bring alive the legacy of ‘Never Again,’” she said. “Just as the members of the White Rose, we have a moral obligation to stand up against what we believe to be an injustice,” said Juliana Taimoorazy, Founder and President of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council. “Today the news of these atrocities vibrates in our back pocket, in our purses. We look at it and then put it away,” she said. Taimoorazy showed the trailer to a documentary titled, “The Faith Keepers,” which speaks to the persecution of Christians, Jews, Yazidis, Baha’I and other minority refugees in the Middle East. Jarret Fisher, an graduate student at DePaul who helped organize the event, gave thanks to the attendees, the speakers, volunteers and photographers, DePaul’s Office of Religious Diversity, and agreed that the event was for this very purpose: to remember those lost in tragedy and bring awareness to issues of mass persecution. “We will never forget the millions who perished in the Holocaust,” Fisher said to the audience. “Stopping them begins with us, and it begins with education.”

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A large and excited crowd turned out for the seventh annual drag show in the Student Center on May 5. This show gave underage students an opportunity to see a show that normally happens at bars that are 21+.

By Anna Quesse Contributing Writer

The crowd was screaming and the energy was magnified as the lights went low and the first queen came out to open the night at DePaul’s Seventh Annual Drag Show collaboratively hosted by The Center for Identity Inclusion and Social Change, Act Out! and Residential Education. The room was packed as students flocked to the student center to see their favorite DePaul Queens (and Kings) on Thursday May 5 at 8 p.m. The show has been around for seven years and was first started by students collaborating with Spectrum and Act Out! It was just recently moved from the Student Center Atrium to room 120 due to the high attendance. But there also is a long history of student shows, including the one hosted

by Act Out! on April 15, which mainly hosted student performers. This year, the winner of the student show, a drag king named Justin Right, was given the chance to perform at this show as well, right alongside professional drag performers. Katherine Weseman is an LGBTQIA services coordinator in the Center for Identity and Social Change and helped organize this event. Weseman explained that the show was a lot more than watching someone lip sync on stage. “Drag has been an art form for many, many years. I really like about this show and the student show that was just a few weeks before this is that they’re really about celebration as well as about challenging gender norms, gender boundaries (and) what we think a man should be or a woman should be. I think that’s a really powerful thing to do through performance, so it’s whimsical and fun

to watch, but also is making a diverse statement,” Weseman said. This show gives underaged students an opportunity to see these events that normally only happen at bars that are 21-plus. They get to see these types of performances in a safe and accessible environment. But more importantly is what it does to those who go, Weseman said. “I think when there’s this large (of a) turnout, there’s also a groundswell in terms of people talking about it,” Weseman said. “Prior to me starting (working at DePaul), something that made the news was that we’re a Catholic school that has a (public) drag show, and at that time it was in the atrium. So that’s a statement in and of itself that the school is this inclusive and open to challenging gender norms and gender boundaries through this show.”

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First Time Freshmen

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Crime a factor in DePaul decision day By Mariah Woelfel Multimedia Editor

After five years of being here, Chicago changed Luke Rolling in the ways he expected it to. His Iowan demeanor and the Midwestern hospitality that he was accustomed to wouldn’t fit in with the big city he hoped to realize his dreams in. “I knew that I would likely see a lot of things I wouldn’t see at home — I’d likely experience a lot of dangers I wouldn’t experience at home. I was prepared for it,” the 22-year-old DePaul alumnus said. But the moments he let his guard down — when his willingness to help strangers got the best of him — forced him to face one thing he said no one can be prepared for: being assaulted, and in his case, on two separate occasions. Rolling was assaulted his sophomore year after chasing down a robber who stole a phone from his friend, and was then punched in the face once they both reached a dead end. During his junior year, in Boystown, he was approached by two people he thought were tourists, gave them directions, and turned around to being sprayed in the face with mace, held at gunpoint and robbed. Rolling was one of 2,458 incoming freshmen in 2011 and one of 17 incoming freshmen from Iowa. In Dubuque where Rolling is from specifically, there were 82 assaults compared to Chicago’s 13,975 that year, according to reports from City Data. It was a big change — one that Rolling and his parents had little to no discussion about. When he moved here, his mom, Terri Rolling, wasn’t concerned for his safety like she is now, largely because the Lincoln Park area and DePaul’s campus itself seemed extracted from the rest of the “big bad city” that many non-native Chicagoans, including Rolling’s family, see Chicago to be. As of May 1 this year, 2,600 parents have committed to sending their kids off to this city, a rough and somewhat changing estimate from David Kalsbeek of the DePaul’s Enrollment Management and Marketing. And while perhaps all of them are excited for the next chapter in their children’s’ lives, many of them have also expressed concern for their safety on a DePaul Parents Facebook page in light of recent crimes, including an assault of a student on the Blue Line and a sexual assault near DePaul’s Loop campus. One post reads:

“I was eager to join this group, but my excitement quickly turned to fear and anxiety upon immediately seeing the posts regarding recent crimes. I know Chicago has significant crime but I guess I assumed it was specific to certain parts of the city and that Lincoln Park is relatively safe.” The assumption that Lincoln Park is relatively safe is clearly not unfounded — in the past 30 days, the neighborhood ranked 59 out of 77 in the Chicago Tribune’s neighborhood crime analysis, meaning there are only 18 neighborhoods in Chicago that are safer. Group member and soon-to-be DePaul parent Maria-Theresia Sillber cited Lincoln Park as a main contributor to the “peace of mind” she feels sending her son Christopher Sillber to DePaul in the fall. The campus and Lincoln Park put Terri Rolling’s mind to complete rest. Still, though, crime happens anywhere — also in the past 30 days, there have been 10 violent crimes in Lincoln Park, including four sexual assaults and two assaults. On campus specifically, since the beginning of fall quarter, there have been 11 sexual assaults and nine batteries reported to Public Safety, the office that goes over general trends and crime statistics during orientation. In a response to recent Facebook posts on the DePaul Parents page, the Office of New Student and Family Engagement wrote: “I know this can be tough to see as you/ your student aren’t even here yet, but they’ll have the opportunity to see the neighborhoods of Chicago in their Chicago Quarter course. It’s not so much about location as action for students to keep in mind as they’re learning about the city.” This concept of action versus location resonates with Sillber, who herself went to school in an urban setting and says she was mugged during her time there. “There’s always going to be crime in an urban setting and it’s something that I think it’s important as a parent that you discuss with your child before they go. They should always be aware of that and take the right steps,” Sillber said. Director of Public Safety Bob Wachowski has stressed preparedness multiple times to The DePaulia, stating that having a plan of action is key to stay safe. In response to enrollment numbers in light of recent crimes, he referenced resources made available to students at orientation and throughout their time here, including

Student Affairs, Residential Education, University Counseling Services, Dean of Students office, Health Promotion and Wellness and Title IX Coordinator. “Like many Chicagoans, we are aware of and troubled by the crime in our community,” Wachowski added. “Being an urban campus, DePaul University works closely with the Chicago Police Department to deter crime on campus, and we provide tips throughout the year to students, faculty and staff on staying safe.” Parents like Sillber and Terri Rolling are sympathetic to DePaul’s efforts, though, noting the difficulty of managing the safety of students with the backdrop of a city where crimes is prevalent. Sillber thinks the responsibility lies with parents to prepare their students for inevitable

crime, and Terri Rolling believes that her son has been afforded more opportunities in Chicago than he would have in a rural environment. And Rolling agrees. He completed three internships, was a tour guide for a Chicago tour company and now has a job in government relations, something he has envisioned for himself since freshman year. Despite his frightening experiences in the city, he says it’s worth it. “I came in saying bad things happen to people everyday and if you only look at it like that and you don’t take any risks, you’re never going to do anything,” Rolling said. “It was a calculated risk, a risk I was willing to take, and I ended up coming out on the wrong end of it. But would I do it again? Yeah, I’d do it again.”

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Latinos ready for election The community discussed their role in 2016 at a DePaul event By Jessica Villagomez News Editor

With presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump declaring Mexicans “rapists” and campaigning on building a wall along the country’s southern border, the Latino community has been thrown right at the center of the national debate ahead of the 2016 election. As the fastest-growing segment of the population, many in the community are debating the importance of their vote. The Department of Latin American and Latino Studies in conjunction with producers of Latino USA and Humanizing America hosted a daylong event Thursday discussing this topic in the context of this election cycle. Maria Hinojosa, professor in DePaul’s Latino Studies department and an anchor and executive producer of Latino USA on National Public Radio, helped organize the event after seeing a need to begin a conversation on Latinos and politics in the upcoming 2016 election. “This is Chicago, this is a Latino city, this is DePaul. We should do something,” Hinojosa said. “What we as professors, what we’re always saying to our students is do something, just don’t wait. Start a conversation. Just do it.” Hinojosa said the event was important for students and professors alike to understand the politics that will directly impact them in the future. “To me, it’s kind of surprising that I look around and I don’t see this room packed with political scientists or (political science) students,” Hinojosa said. “I’m like, ‘do you not understand the demographics that’s coming in here?’ Every single political science class should be here listening to this conversation because if you want to understand politics of the future of this country, you’re going to have to understand this electorate.” The event was attended by about 40 members of the DePaul community. Michael Rodriguez, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Chicago and speaker at the event, interpreted the significance on the Latino vote as compared to the 2012 election. “In most conversations about the Latino vote, often are assuming because of the growth of the Latino population demographically, that portion that’s part of the electorate is going to be increasingly influential in

the election,” Rodriguez said. “In 2012, for instance, there was a lot of conversation before the election about the influence of the Latino vote, that it was going to decide the presidency, those kinds of things and we’re seeing some of that in the 2016 election.” Rodriguez said that the task today is determining what different ways people are talking about the Latino vote and how that effects the rhetoric of politicians. “Historically, both parties have talked a lot about the Latino vote and trying to get them to participate in the elections, but have rarely invested in voter registration, education, incorporating these populations into their leadership. That hasn’t happened” Rodriguez said. Though Rodriguez noted an increased enthusiasm among Latinos registering to vote, he cautioned that no one would know until after the election if that translated to the ballot box. “There still remains a gap between the Latinos that are eligible to vote and those that are registered to vote and voted,” Rodriquez said. Muniz said structural barriers created such as new voter laws that demand voters have an ID or the purging of voting roles often prevent the Latino community from voting in larger numbers. DePaul junior Leslie Padilla said that she plans to vote and encourage other Latinos in her community to do so as well. “The Latino vote is important. It’s important for the Latino community to be heard of especially with all these negative comments,” Padilla said. “It’s issues that affect us; it’s important to get involved, especially with this election.” Marco Hugo Lopez, director of Hispanic research at the Pew Research Center, spoke about the trends the Latino community has been showing within the last several elections and what can be expected with the 2016 election. “Many individuals will say that they want to go vote this year because of the potential nomination of Donald Trump, and that’s also been true about naturalizations. People wanted to naturalize and become U.S. citizens to ultimately vote,” Hugo Lopez said. “I’m not sure that the evidence is just there yet to really show this. We’d have to see what actually happens in terms of voting.” Hugo Lopez said that though naturalizations are up from last year, they don’t look much different from naturalization

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Erik Lopez, dressed as “Captain Mexico,” stands in front of police officers while protesting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outside of the Hyatt Regency hotel during the California Republican Party 2016 Convention.

trends in 2012. “A couple of things are happening. First, more Latinos than ever are eligible to vote this year, we also have more than ever that are eligible and potential could vote,” Hugo Lopez said. Hugo Lopez said the 2016 election marks the importance of Latino youth because they make up about half of eligible Latino voters. “We have more Latinos than ever eligible to vote and record numbers turn out each year,” he said. “Every time we have an election that suggests to me that Latinos are becoming a larger part of winning a presidential race” Hugo Lopez said that the Latino vote is also most powerful in states like Florida, Colorado and Nevada, where they shape the election’s outcome and house a large Latino population. However, he said that though the Latino vote is important, low voter turnout among young Latinos is a potential outcome of the 2016 election. “Even though we have a record number of eligible Latino voters, and even who might turn out to vote, it’s unclear to me how much of an impact that might have because the potential could have so much more,” Hugo Lopez said. Though the importance of the Latino vote won’t be seen until

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the outcome of the 2016 election, members of the DePaul community were urged to get involved in the election and use their political power. “The language right now is very divisive in our country, and that can have either one of two effects,” Hinojosa said. “Either it

makes people want to get engaged and get involved, or it can make people turn away from the politics and that would be the worst thing that can happen. This conversation is part of saying, ‘what are we going to do?’ And it’s really on us, it’s really on everyone as a member of this community.”

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NEWS briefs Mayor makes last ditch effort to keep Star Wars museum

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is turning to a federal appeals court in his increasingly desperate attempt to keep filmmaker George Lucas from building his museum in another city. Emanuel’s office says in a news release Wednesday that it’s filing a petition with a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parks advocacy group Friends of the Parks, which opposes the lakefront museum. The announcement comes a day after the wife of the “Star Wars” creator said that the legal fighting over the proposed museum has prompted her and Lucas to start looking for a site in another city. Emanuel says that if the court doesn’t dismiss what he calls a frivolous lawsuit, “the museum will abandon its efforts to locate in Chicago.”

Chicago State running on fumes

Chicago State University officials say the school has to find other funding streams if it

wants to thrive. During its first board meeting since the university was forced to lay off a third of its staff, President Thomas Calhoun Jr. said Friday the school won’t settle for simply remaining in “survival mode.” He said Chicago State is in the second decade of a consistent decline in state funding. The university has started a telethon to solicit donations from more than 40,000 alumni. The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to spend an additional $454 million on struggling colleges and universities. It’s a stopgap as lawmakers continue a standoff over a full budget. Last month, lawmakers used $600 million left over in an education fund to help colleges make it through the summer.

Takeover of CPS not warranted, state says

An investigation by Illinois education officials has concluded that the financial condition of the Chicago Public Schools doesn’t warrant intervention by the state. The Chicago Tribune reports that the Illinois State Board of Education determined that the school system is not in “financial difficulty” as determined by law.

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The lakefront site for the proposed Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has been the subject of a lawsuit from Friends of the Parks, a group that supports parks and open spaces.

Gov. Bruce Rauner had made overtures toward greater state control of the nation’s third-largest school district. The Republican ordered a review of the district’s finances in February when he called for a state takeover. The attorney general then decreed the state

has limited authority over the schools’ spending. Materials prepared for the state education board’s meeting next week indicate the district will cut $120 million next year and skirt a “negative operational budget.” Stories by ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAMPUS CRIME REPORT : April 27, 2016 - May 3, 2016 LOOP CAMPUS

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS Welcome Center 9

Corcoran Hall 10

Daley Building 11

Lewis Center

O’ Connell Hall 1 Arts and Letters Hall

DePaul Center 12 14

10 6

Assault & Theft

Drug & Alcohol

Other

LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS

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APRIL 27 1) A theft report was filed for computer

APRIL 28 11) A burglary report was filed regarding a camera

peripherals taken from a room in O’Connell.

2) A possession of drug equipment report was

APRIL 30 6) A robbery report was filed for a person who

was mugged at Belden and Fremont. A safety alert was distributed to the campus community.

filed in Corcoran Hall. Equipment was found and confiscated.

7) A disorderly conduct report was filed for a

3) A theft from building report was filed regarding

8) A criminal damage to property report was filed

an unattended wallet taken from Arts and Letters.

for a bush taken from St. Vincent Circle.

APRIL 28 4) A harassment by phone report was filed for a

MAY 1 9) A possession drug equipment report was filed

person in Byrne Hall.

APRIL 29 5) A theft from building report was filed regarding

an unattended cell phone taken from the Welcome Center.

person causing a disturbance at the Athletic Center.

for people in the alleyway by the Welcome Center. Equipment was confiscated.

MAY 2 10) A smell of marijuana report was filed in Corcoran Hall. No drugs were found.

taken from an office suite in the Daley Building

12) A criminal damage report was filed for

damage to the University Ministry bulletin board in DePaul Center.

MAY 3 13) An assault report was filed for threats made to a student in Lewis Center.

14) A criminal trespass warning was issued to an individual for sleeping on the bench in the plaza by DePaul Center.

8| The DePaulia. May 9, 2016. TIF, continued from front page help the residents and businesses in the area, according to the Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) website. But what exactly does it mean to be a blighted neighborhood? According to the ISBA, a blighted neighborhood should contain at least five of the 12 factors to be considered for development. Some of these include excessive vacancies, dilapidation and code violations. Yet many TIF districts are put in place in areas that some say are already economically stable. Located at the corner of Prairie Avenue and Cermak Road and just across the street from the arena, the 39-story Marriott Marquis hotel will feature more than 1,200 luxury rooms. McPier has overseen the entire development process and will act as landlord to Marriott. The $55 million in TIF money awarded to Marriott was eligible to be spent in several ways: land acquisition, demolition and site preparation, consultant fees and hotel construction costs, according to a City of Chicago document. McPier estimated that hotel development costs would total approximately $400 million. The DePaul arena and Marriott hotel fall within Ald. Pat Dowell’s 3rd Ward. Dowell said the construction of the Marriott Hotel will benefit the community through job growth, as well as increase tourist attraction to the neighborhood. “To utilize TIF dollars, to acquire the property and to build the hotel translates into thousands of construction jobs, thousands of permanent jobs in the hotel, in addition to the spinoff benefits that generate from the hotel even being there,” Dowell said. The fairness and value of Chicago’s TIF funding has been debated since its inception in 1977. “Both the arena and the hotel are being publically financed by McPier,” Tresser said. “They are going into the debt market and the debt they are taking is expensive. I mean, they are going to the payday loan store with this.” McPier funds its projects with taxes taken from a variety of places, paid for city residents. There is a surcharge on restaurant bills located between North Avenue and the Loop, surcharges on rental cars and a retailers occupation tax on the gross receipts from food prepared for immediate consumption, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks. The majority of TIF funds are funnelled into Loop projects, something Tresser identifies as problematic and economically corrupt due to the clear violation of the two TIF requirements. Further, in a practice known as porting, TIF money is transferred between districts often without overseeing, since the Department of Planning and Development is free to move the funds as they wish. As a result, taxpayers who do not live in the South or West Loop may be contributing to the large sums awarded there, and these sums of money are linked to developments such as the Marriott Hotel. The arena and hotel development brings to attention how much TIF money is spent throughout Chicago, and to what extent in each neighborhood. The Calumet/Cermak TIF district, located on the border of the South Loop, lies nestled between larger districts including Bronzeville, the Pilsen Industrial Corridor and the Near South. The city shifted its attention to the area when the Calumet/Cermak district, which is next to the South Loop district, was initially not considered never blighted. With historic Printer’s Row on one side and Motor Row on the other, the area was an industrial hub for the first half of the 20th century. Since then, most of the

buildings have either been abandoned or converted into residential housing. The Redevelopment Plan states: “The Project Area, while not yet a blighted area, may continue to decline and deteriorate and, without the intervention of the City, may become a blighted area.” The small Calumet/Cermak district — which includes the arena and hotel — receives more than $57 million in TIF investments according to data from the City of Chicago website, the Near South district across the street receives almost $270 million, making it the most funded of all districts. Comparatively, the Pilsen Industrial Corridor, which is slightly larger than the Near South District, only receives about $23 million in TIF funding — 10 times less than the amount the Near South receives. “That’s why you have new a Ferris wheel being built in Navy Pier,” Tresser said regarding the supposed benefits of tourism. “It is about tourism, it is about attracting, it’s about building up the central Loop, it’s about these sort of things that will draw people and keep people in Chicago. You’ll get them to visit us and spend money and that is what you keep hearing will make us a great city.” The Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA), the group that represents the neighborhood affected by the two projects, has been split on whether the project is good for the community. PDNA secretary Alex McMann said she sees the need for tourism in the area. “I think that it’s a great addition to the neighborhood,” McMann said. “The new Marriott Hotel and DePaul Arena have the ability to be somewhere people want to come visit. It will grow development in the area - so new restaurants, new parks, new nightlife options.” Those who are opposed are primarily concerned about parking and noise, McMann said. Some question whether or not this money could have been better spent. “I think their major concern is that it really isn’t needed,” McMann said. “That’s what I’ve been hearing from residents in the area … they are asking if this money could go towards anything else, such as maybe schools or up-keeping more police in the area.” The divide of the PDNA board illustrates the mixed reactions of taxpayer money being given to private enterprises. President of the PDNA Tina Feldstein welcomes TIF funding in the district but would like to see alternative projects

like a new neighborhood high school or improved infrastructure. Local business owner and DePaul grad Bob Lassandrello is also in favor of the Marriott. His establishment Motor Row Brewing also received a small TIF reward. When he bought his building in 2005 the neighborhood was much less developed than it is now. “There weren’t any real businesses,” Lassandrello said. “I think Burger King was here and that was pretty much it.

All these building were not necessarily abandoned but they were empty. And so it was never a neighborhood that felt unsafe, it just felt deserted.” As a business owner Lassandrello welcomes the new additions to the Near South, which he says only have the potential to benefit Motor Row Brewing. “People are excited,” Lassandrello said. “There’s potential for the neighborhood to Evelyn Baker, Sanjana Karanth, Ivana Rihter, Piper Schad and Michael Schmidt contributed this report

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Not a party animal Coyotes are now a fact of life in Chicago, but often go unnoticed by their human neighbors

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A wet coyote wanders around Chicago. The animal has become a more constant presence in urban settings over the years, with some estimating around 2,000 in the Chicago area.

By Jackson Danbeck Copy Editor

The chill of winter had just arrived when Rehan Farooqui noticed a coyote walking in his backyard in the Chicago suburbs. The foxlike animal made a few

steps, stalled, then made a few more, seemingly probing the area. Suddenly, the coyote turned, its yellow eyes catching Farooqui’s. They held the gaze for only a moment. “We had some type of weird connection,” Farooqui, a junior at DePaul,

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said. As abruptly as the instance began, the coyote dashed off and disappeared. “It went off on its way, I went off on my way,” Farooqui said. While a spotting such as this is rare, coyotes are in fact thriving in Chicago, partly due to the creature’s ability to adapt to their new urban residence. For some humans, this means more predators attacking their pets. But for others, coyotes can be a natural ally in exterminating pests like rats, and an exotic animal for on looking humans to enjoy. Despite what humans have to say about them, coyotes seem to be here to stay. “Everyone in the Chicago area has coyotes in their neighborhoods, but most people have no idea that they even exist,” said Chris Anchor, one of the founders of the Urban Coyote Research project, the most comprehensive study of coyotes in Chicago. The coyote is a newcomer to urban Chicago, but has long called the Illinois prairies home. When humans arrived to the area during the 19th century, the coyotes were hunted and almost driven into extinction. Yet recently the coyote has made a resurgence, not only in Illinois but across the United States. Often cities are choice places for them to set up camp. “They go where they can survive, and they’ve survived very well in the city,” said Gavin Van Horn, co-editor of the book “City Creatures,” which documents urban coyotes. Unlike in rural areas, in cities coyotes are not hunted by humans, and there is an abundance of food for them to eat. They mainly survive on rodents, fruit, deer, rabbit and the occasional cat, the Urban Coyote Research project has found. Edible leftovers from humans are also an option, as a last resort. “They’re going through the trash a lot and consuming things that wouldn’t be available to them in their native habitats,” said Seth Newsome, contributor to the Urban Coyote Research project and professor at the University of New Mexico. Unlike rural areas, cities are dominated by fast vehicles and numerous humans. But with their usual keen ability to adapt, coyotes have learned to come out at night to avoid humans, and to wait

for vehicles to pass until crossing streets. Vehicles are still the leading cause of death for coyotes. Another potential threat to coyotes’ survival is when their interests implicate both humans and food. “The problem arises when people start feeding them,” Anchor said. “They start looking at humans as a food source.” In rare occurrences, children have even been attacked by coyotes after being fed by humans, Anchor said. In the end, coyotes’ ability to survive is simply a matter of natural selection. “Those that get to remain are those that learned to leave humans alone,” Van Horn said. If coyotes manage to live besides their human neighbors, they will eventually find mates. Coyotes live in dens from February, when the couples mate, until April, when their pups are born. Such dens have been found in golf courses, cemeteries and abandoned lots. In cahoots with a few other coyotes, the couples will claim territory in an effort to have dominion over the resources there. They defend this enclave against competing coyotes, if necessary. Coyotes’ ability to live off the land and, for the most part, survive alongside humans has led to a drastic upsurge in their population in Chicago. While it may be impossible to gauge accurate numbers, estimates range from at least 2,000 coyotes living in the area. The coyote population may increase still, Van Horn said, as long as the necessary food is available. The existence of a thriving community of coyotes is especially exciting for many, who see it as an opportunity to experience a kind of wildlife previously unknown amid the cement and steel of the city. “It makes the city a more exciting place, a more lively place.” Van Horn said. “We are just one species among many in the city.” After seeing a few coyotes roaming about, Farooqui said he has no qualm with them living in Chicago. “Humans and animals can definitely co-exist,” Farooqui said. “I mean, they have been here as long as we have — longer, actually. We can definitely share the space.”

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Nation &World

Then there was one Cruz, Kasich supporters undecided now that Trump is presumptive nominee

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, May 5. Trump is the last remaining GOP candidate, making him the unofficial nominee. All will be finalized during the Republican National Convention in July in Cleveland, Ohio.

By Jack Ladd Contributing Writer

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and former Ohio Governor John Kasich both dropped out of the Republican presidential primary following another win for Donald Trump in Indiana. Trump’s win secures his nomination as the GOP candidate, barring a surprise at the national convention this summer. Before suspending his campaign, Cruz was anointed as the more reasonable and less controversial anti-establishment candidate after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio withdrew from the primary race in midMarch, much to the dismay of other anti-establishment Republicans. Former Speaker of the House John Boehner spoke to an audience at Stanford University last week and described Cruz as “Lucifer in the flesh” and said he has “never worked with a more miserable son of a b***h” in his life." Cruz attempted to brand himself as the consistent, principled conservative contender in the race and, in an act of final desperation to stay politically abovewater, joined forces with John Kasich to try to defeat the business mogul from New York. Kasich officially suspended his campaign on May 4, after receiving an underwhelming 153 delegates in the course of his run for the presidency. DePaul College Republicans member John Minster planned on voting for Cruz at the beginning of the primary and held onto hope until he suspended his campaign. “I supported Ted Cruz because he

was the strongest conservative on the issues important to me. He had the most grassroots support among conservatives,” Minster said, referring to some Trump supporters as the “Trump Cult” who brand Republicans who don’t support the businessman as “heretics.” Minster referred to Trump as an “authoritarian nationalist with progressive tendencies.” “I will never support Hillary Clinton,” Minster said. “I may just write in Ted Cruz. Trump is the first Republican candidate that you can actually make arguments for being racist or sexist. They may not be true, but you can definitely make an argument. It’s sad because it affirms stereotypes that Democrats and the liberal media put on us.” Cruz is an alum of Princeton University and was almost responsible for singlehandedly shutting down the federal government in 2013. Evan Draim, former president of the Princeton College Republicans and youngest delegate to the 2012 RNC, said that though Cruz lost, he respected his passion and leadership skills. “He is a principled leader, and, even though I disagree with him on certain issues, I always respected his courage and conviction,” Draim said. Cruz sought to rally conservatives in the #NeverTrump faction of the party, but did not offer enough of an alternative to Trump’s policies to appeal to the moderate conservative base. Carly Fiorina, Cruz’s choice for vice president, was seen as an olive branch to a more moderate

Republican party, but the campaign was suspended just seven days after Cruz chose the former Hewlett-Packard CEO and presidential candidate to be his running mate. Rory Guth, a libertarian and DePaul junior, said she doesn’t know who she’s voting for in the general election. “It’s a tough question, because I’m not satisfied with either party’s selections. I’m embarrassed that Trump is the Republican nominee now. It’s embarrassing for our country and the Republican Party,” Guth said.“When I picture the leader of our country, I picture someone who is intelligent, secure, strong and honest and that description doesn’t match up with any of the candidates, in my opinion.” Cruz’s surrender likely cedes the nomination to Trump, as confirmed by RNC Chairman Reince Priebus via Twitter. “@realDonaldTrump will be presumptive @GOP nominee, we all need to unite and focus on defeating @HillaryClinton #NeverClinton,” the tweet read. Draim said that Priebus’s tweet was “somewhat premature.” “The Republican National Committee has an obligation to remain completely neutral during nomination contests,” Draim said. “At the time Chairman Priebus made those comments, John Kasich was still in the race, Donald Trump had not reached 1,237 delegates and nine states still had to vote.” Trump expressed a need to unite the party as well, when he said “we want to bring unity to the Republican Party. We have to bring unity, it’s so much easier if we have it.”

Trump skated to an easy Indiana win hours after alleging in a phone interview with Fox News that Cruz’s father was connected to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. It looks as though Secretary Clinton may benefit the most from the #NeverTrump party, with several highranking Republican strategists and former elected officials taking to Twitter after Cruz’s surrender. Since news of Cruz and Kasich dropping out, the party has issued responses, some in support and some against the potential nominee. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said that he was not ready to support Trump as of now. Mark Salter, a John McCain strategist, tweeted “The GOP is going to nominate for President a guy who reads the National Enquirer and thinks it’s on the level. I’m with her.” The tweet was sent 65 minutes after Reince Priebus, RNC Chairman, called on the party to unite to defeat Clinton. Ben Howe, contributing editor at Redstate.com, tweeted “#ImWithHer” as soon as Reuters projected Trump winning Indiana at 4:05 CT. He followed up with “I’m drinking wine directly out of the bottle right now. #NeverTrump” “I am no longer a Republican,” Howe tweeted after Cruz dropped out of the primary.

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Inching closer to the nomination

Potential running mates are now a concern for the Democratic candidate By Donyae Lewis Contributing Writer

Winning four out of the five Eastern states was a turning point for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Following those recent wins, many are predicting that she will claim the 2016 presidential nomination over opponent Bernie Sanders. Clinton now has over 90 percent of the delegates needed to take the title, according to the Associated Press. Taking this into consideration, the question of the best running mate to accompany her on her journey in facing off against controversial Republican candidate Donald Trump has entered the news cycle. Clinton has a lot to contemplate as she prepares to step into the next stage of the campaign season. James Wolfinger, associate professor of history and education at DePaul, believes when it comes to her narrowing down a running mate, she'll need someone who’s going to balance out her qualifications and who’s qualified enough for the role. “In part, the selection of a candidate is who’s going to maximize your ability to win the general election. The second part becomes who’s actually going to be good at being vice president,” Wolfinger said. “Eight years ago, when Barack Obama was picking his running mate, Joe Biden was seen as somebody with a lot of experience compared to Obama being a relative newcomer. Part of it is getting elected, and the other part is running the country. Those two aren’t always the same thing.” Although it’s important that Clinton reflects on how balance has worked well in the past, Wolfinger would remind her to be conscious that that’s not always the case., “Some presidential candidates have chosen their running mates because there’s ideological alignment, other candidates have chosen because they needed to bring in something the candidate seems to be lacking. John McCain, with Sarah Palin, is a good example of that,” said Wolfinger. “People thought she looked appealing, so she should be a good running mate. Clinton is seen as a centrist candidate. She’s been critiqued by Sanders of not willing to champion policies that are directly aligned with the working class.” Sanders, who recently surprised analysts with a win in the Indiana primary, has shifted his campaign to focus more on his message and less on winning. Supporters of Sanders have criticized Clinton for being insincere and inconsistent with her message to minorities. Joseph Mello, assistant professor of political science at DePaul, said that if Clinton is chosen as the nominee, she may face a harder time because of those criticisms.

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Hillary and Bill Clinton meet fans and supporters on primary night. Clinton has over 90 percent of the delegates and speculation over who she might choose as her running mate have kicked into a higher gear.

“If the choice is vote for Hillary Clinton, or, vote for Donald Trump, I have a hard time believing that Bernie supporters are going to choose Trump,” Mello said. “As flawed as Clinton is, she’s way closer to their ideal points.” Mello said that finding an ideal running mate would mean finding an individual who can form a connection with voters. “First and foremost you have to be somebody that person can build a relationship with,” Mello said. “We’ve seen the vice presidency grow from a position that you put people in when you want them to disappear, to a partnership. Clinton needs to pick someone she can trust.” Vice President of DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA), Ric Popp, knows all too well of the bond that is shared between presidents and their running mates. Popp, who has worked alongside SGA’s President Vanessa Cadavillo, expresses how the foundation the pair has built together is a result of a strong team dynamic and good communication. “You have to be willing to put in just as much, if not more, work then who’s running beside you. The camera is not always going to be on you, but you have to act like you’re running for president,” Popp said. “We’re really good at communication, and willing to push each other in ways you weren’t expecting. If something comes up, you need those

disagreements. Question each other’s perspective, and make them think what are you going to do best to serve the people that voted you in.” Popp believes, when looking at potential running mates, Clinton has a wide pool to choose from. "Name recognition is important to anyone she gets. Elizabeth Warren (would have that). Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez has also been on the radar,” Popp said. “Diversity is going to be an issue for her. It would be in her best interest to consider a vice president that is a person of color. Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick, he’s African American, from Chicago and rose up to the ranks.” A lot of factors come into play when selecting who you’re going to ask to aid in your effort to serve the country. As we wait in anticipation to see Clinton’s final decision, Wolfinger emphasizes that whoever the choice may be will have a lasting impact in the years to come. “Sometimes it seems like a second place prize, and some people even see it as the end of their career. Vice president is a symbolic role. Presidents will use vice presidents in different ways. If you’re a candidate, like Hillary, you’re balancing the ideology, the politics, and thinking about your legacy.”

Clinton's possible choices: Deval Patrick The former two-term governor of Massachusetts would bring executive experience to the ticket as well as a compelling personal story having grown up in the Robert Taylor Homes on Chicago's South Side. In the age of Black Lives Matter, Patrick could help Clinton tackle those issues because of his experience with civil rights.

Elizabeth Warren The senior senator from Massachusetts and a liberal icon, Warren is every Democrat's dream pick. Her tough stance on Wall Street would help Clinton win over the supporters of rival Bernie Sanders. This is an unlikely scenario, however, given that the top of a ticket already features a woman and given their policy differences.

Julian Castro

Probably the most-speculated candidate, Clinton would seek to solidify her hold on the Hispanic vote with Castro, currently the Secratery of Housing and Urban Development. His chances may have gone down, however, with the demise of Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz on the GOP side, as well as the rise of Donald Trump.

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Opinions

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When lyrics aren’t enough, artists cannot be considered activists By Danielle Church Contributing Writer

There is no doubt Beyoncé is a brilliant artist with some of the catchiest songs out there right now, especially with the release of her latest album “Lemonade.” There is, however, a major concern about the amount of people who worship her for being a political activist because in reality, she’s not. It’s not just Beyoncé though. Artists such as Bob Dylan and Kendrick Lamar are just a few examples of musicians who have been long praised for being political activists because of their songs, when they simply aren’t even close to being one. Queen “B” is no more than any other artist making millions of dollars off a generation of people who are concerned about social activism. She may have some of the same ideas as many millennials now, but she is doing no more for people everywhere than simply stating her beliefs through her lyrics. Outside of her lyrics, Beyoncé doesn’t seem to have a voice at all. Not once has she come forward to actually talk about issues that matter to her or to participate in their movements, despite singing about Black Lives Matter or feminism multiple times. Lamar also brought up Black Lives Matter in his song “Alright” with the line, “And we hate Popo (the police), wanna kill us dead in the street for sure.” It’s great that they’re bringing up these topics, but that’s exactly what it is: no more than a conversation starter. Powerful pop artists should not have so much acclaim for simply stating an opinion. More needs to be done if they really want to earn the title “activist.” One of the reasons DePaul junior T.J. Watson believes these artists receive so much praise when they shouldn’t is because after other people actually go out and make a difference, these artists decide to talk about a prevalent issue in society. “I feel like it was not because they were talking about (issues) that people were going out and changing things,” Watson said. “It’s because people were

going out and changing things that they were talking about it.” Watson has been a huge Dylan fan since he was a freshman in high school. His dad owned many of Dylan’s records, but it was reading about music that really got Watson to start liking him in the first place. Still, Watson still doesn’t understand why people see him as a political artist. Dylan did create a few songs, one of them being “Blowing in the Wind,” that talked a lot about the anti-war movement in the 1960s. He only did so for about two years though, and then abandoned social activism, upsetting many people. Watson said he understands why people were upset, but at the same time he sees the other side of the argument as to why artists don’t have to be political figures. This is especially true when it comes to someone like Beyoncé. “I have mixed feelings on it because on the one hand, I don’t think politics is the job of artists,” Watson said. “As with Beyoncé, I agree that it’s ridiculous that people look up to her as a political figure because she doesn’t do any actual political work. But I don’t think that’s her responsibility because I don’t think we should be like, ‘You’re responsible for being this political figure.’” He believes this to be true for any artist, not just Beyoncé or Dylan. “It’s like no, (Beyoncé’s) an artist, she’s allowed to just express herself creatively and I feel the same way about Dylan and really any artist that’s been hailed as a political figure,” he said. DePaul sophomore Yesica Tellez also said artists can express themselves in whatever way they choose. “I think music in itself is just an art form and a way to express yourself,” Tellez said. “It can be to advocate for something and if artists want to take that approach, it’s fine. It’s an interesting question because artists definitely, and especially Beyoncé, have so much power and can create so much change.” While it is true that artists can choose to express themselves in whatever way they want, it’s up to the public to realize that the music is the only thing they can

appreciate about certain artists. Actions speak louder than words. They need to understand that just because someone makes music about a certain issue doesn’t mean these people are actually standing up for social equality. They may have some of the same beliefs and can be an advocate for certain issues, but that in no way makes them a social reformer. An artist like Lady Gaga is someone who takes that extra step and works to fight for an end to certain social injustices. Since she released her first single “Just Dance” in 2009, Lady Gaga has always used her fame and power to speak out and take action about bullying, LGBTQ rights and sexual assault against both men and women. Her most recent single “Til it Happens to You” talks about rape survivors dealing with everyday life after being attacked. The difference between Lady Gaga and other artists that people hail as activists is that she doesn’t just sing about these issues. According to the Huffington Post, Lady Gaga received a threat that she would be arrested and received a $50,000 fine for “promoting gay rights propaganda” while in Russia. Gaga spoke out about gay rights at the concert she was holding there because she wanted to show her support for the LGBTQ community. She is an activist because even when being threatened with consequences, she did more than just sing a few lines. Real activists are not the Beyoncés, Dylans or Lamars of the world. They are the Lady Gagas, Shonda Rhimes, Malala Yousafzais and every day people who use their voices and their actions to make the world different than it was the day before. Art alone cannot change the world; it’s people’s actions that really make the difference. According to Watson, art really only does one thing. “It’s fascinating because art is really one of the few things that has no function other than personal fulfillment,” Watson said. “I think to expect art to change the world is just kind of silly because I feel like art reflects the wider world around it, rather than changing it.”

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A RIGGED SYSTEM

Superdelagates, electoral college diminish voter influence

By Rachel Hinton Nation & World Editor

Every election cycle brings something new to mull over. A balding, bespectacled old man speaking Brooklynese and an artificially orange business mogul have gotten their fair share of press (one, of course, more than the other), and though they are on different sides of the aisle, they both believe the voting systems of both parties are rigged. This election cycle, however, has provided a “lesson” in rigging — though not in the way it should. Candidates have long complained that the party systems for voting are against them, but in many ways it’s the voter who suffers. After his loss in Colorado, Donald Trump claimed the system, particularly the state’s Republican Party, was against him and that voters were robbed of the opportunity to fully express themselves and exercise their God given right. For Sanders, New York’s closed voting system was a problem. Both called foul play, saying they were robbed, bamboozled, and the voter, cheated. Though stealing is one thing and losing is another, the candidates have a point. The voting and nomination processes of both parties have been around for the last few decades (for the Republicans the method was changed after the 2012 election). There are closed or open primaries, which determine who is eligible to vote. Closed primaries mean a registered voter can only vote Democrat, if registered as a Democrat, or Republican if registered as a Republican. Open primaries are the opposite. The nuances here depend on the state and that’s typically where the argument comes in, but the candidates know the rules.

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“All rules are biased. Any rule-based system is the institutionalization of bias,” Wayne Steger, a political science professor, said. “The only question is whether an individual is on the advantaged or disadvantaged side of that bias. For politicians, the rules exist and can be known before the campaign begins.” Steger went on to say that candidates like Sanders complain about bias, but not about the voter-turnout biases inherent in a presidential caucus, which he has fared much better in. The fact that there are rules, political science professor Ben Epstein said, and they’re well known shows that the party process isn’t rigged. However, moving past candidates and their understanding of electoral rules is completely different from

whether or not Americans eligible to vote understand the rules. The system, specifically the electoral college, is a winnertake-all process wherein electors decide for a state which candidate will get the state’s delegates. The decision is not split. If a candidate wins a majority they win the whole state even if the result is close. The public doesn’t get to pick their electors, either. The process also isn’t thoroughly explained beyond elementary school lessons of what an electoral college is and what it does, meaning that the real person screwed over by the rules could be the public. Though candidates before Sanders and Trump have argued that the system is working against them, the real rigging is against disenfranchised groups

who are largely locked out of the election. Depending on which state you live in, people who don’t have a proper form of ID don’t get to vote. Though some states allow you to mail in your ballot, others have staunch rules as to when it has to be mailed back or they don’t offer that option at all. The same goes for same-day registration, which some states have implemented but which others have largely ignored. “The way we vote is restrictive,” senior Felicia Darnell said. “Why can't people mail in their votes like other states? Why isn't voting day a work holiday? Why is there no opt-out voter registration, where someone is automatically registered when they're born, like Israel and other countries? Those things don't happen because someone hasn't made them happen.”

The fact that candidates complain about how the system is failing them, keeping them from winning the delegates they need to win and keeping voters from the booth is ridiculous in comparison because there’s a much larger issue going on. America’s institutions have chosen to focus on the election instead of the underlying problems that arise during every election cycle. Disenfranchisement is commonly associated with felons, but the process is used in different ways on larger groups. For those who work under an unforgiving boss, finding time to vote is difficult. Mailing your ballot in isn’t an option in every state, though it could and should be to provide voters another way to take part in the election. “Political participation should be easy for everyone,” Epstein said. “In Oregon, everyone votes by mail, which eliminates the need to be in one place at one time. In Minnesota, there’s same day registration which cuts down on actual accounts of voter fraud, which are small.” “I think that if you look at the numbers, it's clear that it's a problem. We have a system that blocks specific people from voting,” Darnell said. “No absentee voting targets college students and veterans, multiple required ID laws target lower income people who are maybe transient and don't have access to three IDs with the same address on it. These things are specific.” The structural barriers to voting should be eradicated because it’s a larger issue than state chapters of parties keeping candidates from delegates. Not everyone in America can watch this election cycle closely, or have advanced warning to when their caucus or primary is. We need to give voters more options, because in order to keep creating a perfect union, all voices and votes must be counted.

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Focus

Dabble in the world of eyeliner to

A pencil liner is the easiest way for beginners to use eyeliner to frame their eye shape. (Wet n’ Wild pencil eyeliner in Black Onyx, $1.99)

By Jessica Villagomez News Editor

In the world of makeup, few things are more frightening than ruining a perfectly put together eye look by messing up the finishing touch that pulls everything together — eyeliner. A misjudged flick of the wrist can often result in an uneven, thick bold line creating a panda-like frame around the eye rather than the coveted sharp wing. With hundreds of formulas, brushes and varieties, eyeliner can be the most daunting and unforgiving make-up product in the market, often scaring away users from shaking the fear of panda eyes and thick wings. But, both beginners and seasoned makeup lovers do not need to be afraid. Darshanae Jones, a makeup artist for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, said that eyeliner can be difficult to get started with because there are so many eyeliner

Felt-tip eyeliner is best to achieve a cat eye or winged eyeliner look. The formula and brush require more precision than pencil eyeliner. (Make Up For Ever Ink Liner in Black, $23)

formulas in the market, each meant to achieve different eyeliner looks for a variety of eye shapes such as almondshape, deep-set, oval or hooded eyes. “The easiest eyeliner to use would be anything in the form of a pencil,” Jones said. Pencil liners are the most forgiving liners and are often easy to smudge away, Jones said. She also recommended using a dark eyeshadow color as eyeliner by packing it onto the lash line with an angled brush, creating a diffused line. However, Jones said felt-tip eyeliner is the next step in graduating from pencil eyeliner and beginning experimentation with liquid eyeliner. “Felt tips were my go-to before I got comfortable enough with my brushes to actually be able to use a gel pot liner,” she said. “They’re much easier to work with. They’re much easier to clean up whereas this gel, you get it somewhere and it is everywhere.” Gesenia Chavez, a makeup artist

for Impulse Beauty, said that liquid eyeliner can be daunting and takes a lot of practice for users to get accustomed to the formula and application. “For a beginner, I always recommend a felt-tip liner so you can build it up as opposed to other eyeliners that start off thicker,” Chavez said. She added that felt-tip pen eyeliner is the easiest to control and dispenses a limited amount of product, making it one of the less messy eyeliner choices. Felt-tip eyeliner is best to achieve a cat eye or winged eyeliner look. The formula and brush requires more precision than pencil eyeliner. (Make Up For Ever Ink Liner in Black, $23) “One eye is your golden eye,” Chavez said. “Your eyes are like sisters, one eye will not match the other and then it will drive you nuts and you’ll build it up. It’s just a lot of practice and finding what product type and technique type works for you.” West Coast brand ambassador for

Glitter eyeliner on top of a black liqui or gel eyeliner is on tren both spring and summer se (Make Up For Ever Ink Lin Black, $23. NYX Liquid Cr Liner in Crystal Gold $4.50)

Clarins cosmetics Marla Henry has been working as a professional makeup artist for 13 years and recommends that people experiment with various types of eyeliners to determine what works best for them and their everyday lifestyle. “It depends on the person. First, your age has a lot to do with it, and so does your eye shape,” Henry said. “For someone that just wants to enhance their eye without going over the top, something they can use from Clarins is a product called the three dot liner. It fills out your lashes and makes your lash line look fuller, which opens up the eye without doing a crazy black liner that not every eye shape can take.” Henry recommended the Clarins 3-Dot liner ($27) for beginners to get accustomed to working with a liquid form of eyeliner and for users who may have an unsteady hand or a hard time creating a straight line. Henry said eyeliner has a reputation of being over the top, but it doesn’t all

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Blue, pink and white liners create the most contrast on the eye. (Wet N’ Wild Megaliner Liquid Liner in Voltage Blue, $2.99)

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have to be wing liner and cat eye looks. “It’s all about the eye shape, it’s all about the look you’re trying to achieve and you can definitely get a polished beautiful look with a winged liner that doesn’t even look over the top, so it doesn’t always have to look super extreme,” she said. For the more experienced eyeliner user, Henry recommended a water-based gel liner for those seeking all day wear. “Start from the outer eye and work your way in. When you start from the inner, working your way out, you get a curl which isn’t a natural way to define your eye,” she said. For spring eyeliner trends, Henry said people should not be fearful of using various colored eyeliners. “For spring right now, it’s a lot of sparkle on the eye with a defined liner, so a lot of wings with tons of sparkle and color,” Henry said. She recommended a pop of color such as white, blue or pink eyeliner to create a sense of dimension and contrast on the eyes.

“You always want the frame of your eye to be darker than your eye color. You want your eyes to pop,” she said. “If you have brown eyes, always use a black. If you have blue eyes, you want a contrast, it’s the contrast of color that’s going to open up the eye like a brown eyeliner. Green eyes would look beautiful with a deep violet.” With various trends emerging to frame eyes and elongate the eye shape, Jones said people should expect to not always apply eyeliner perfectly. “Try out different liners. You never know what works for you,” Jones said. “You can think that you’re not that good with a felt tip liner, but then you get it in your hand and it’s easier to use than a pencil is for you. “Have your makeup remover handy — that’s what it’s for. You mess up, you wipe that mess off and you start again,” Jones said. “Don’t be afraid of it, just go for it.”

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Arts & Life

BATTLE CRY

DePaul bands face off to win music package

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Early June, an alternative band based out of Naperville, performed at the Battle of the Bands at Lincoln Hall. The event, which took place on May 3, was organized by DePaul Activities Board (DAB). At the end of the event, DAB announced the performers at this year’s FEST.

By Jasminne Hernández Contributing Writer

Students once again filled Lincoln Hall last week for the Battle of the Bands on Tuesday, May 3, where DePaul musicians competed to play at DePaul’s annual outdoor concert, FEST. After hours of fierce on-stage battling, DePaul band Rotten Mouth and DJ Affinity won. They will share the stage with professional musicians and receive access to the rehearsal studio, Music Garage. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the concert in the Quad which takes place May 27. The professional headliner at FEST this year is The Neighbourhood, a rock band known for their single “Sweater Weather.” Also performing will be rapper T-Pain and pop duo, Karmin. Canadian DJ Grandtheft will be performing the FEST after party, After Hours. But for many students in attendance, the fun of Battle of the Bands comes from seeing their friends perform. “I have buddies in two of the bands —Earth Lodge and Rotten Mouth,” DePaul alumnus Kevin Gross said. “It’s good stuff.” Junior Alex Guzman also enjoyed the concert and approved of the winners. “I really liked DJ Affinity — it was fun to dance to,” Guzman said. “I liked Rotten Mouth — lots of energy.” Battle of the Bands coordinator Betsy Lugo said although it’s sometimes challenging coordinating a big event like Battle of the Bands, it was a great experience, especially working with DePaul students. “You hope it pays off,” Lugo said. A lot of people don’t realize it’s student-run — it’s something to appreciate.” DAB member Laurel Pierce said Battle of the Bands is an event that takes a lot of work to put on. “The day of, it’s a collective work with DePaul Activities Board,” Pierce said. “It takes a lot of communication — a lot of back and forth with myself and the bands.” Ultimately, everyone does whatever is needed to be done to make the event successful, Pierce said. Tickets for FEST cost $10 and will be sold beginning May 16 until the concert. After Hours is free and open with a valid ID. Only DePaul students may attend.

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Rotten Mouth, the winner of DePaul Activities Board’s annual Battle of the Bands won a Music Garage package prize.

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Earth Lodge, an alternative band comprised of DePaul students competed at the event.

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DePaul students played with their bands to compete for a spot at FEST and a Music Garage rehearsal space package.

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Playing around DePaul students direct performance at Bernard Moos Elementary School

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DePaul freshmen Reid Annin and Tori Hanes lead a rehearsal for “My Home is the Lincoln Park Zoo” at Bernard Moos Elementary School.

By Michael Schmidt Contributing Writer

Six DePaul students are directing a children’s theater performance at Bernard Moos Elementary School in Humboldt Park, to be performed for the families in early June. Freshmen Reid Annin, Tori Hanes and Connor Hirsch, and sophomores Peter Bucci, RT Hardiman and Ella Lubienski are volunteering through Springboard Theater Company to direct “My Home is the Lincoln Park Zoo,” written by Bucci, Hanes and Hardiman. The partnership is part of an effort to bring theater to the students at Moos Elementary. “We wanted to do more work with the community and around Chicago, and many of us have experience working with children,” Lubienski said. “So we wanted to reach out and find new energy.” The free show premieres to the families of Moos Elementary on June 11, and follows the tale of an elephant who realizes she is different when her tusks start growing. Her zookeeper Jack wants to show her that it’s okay, and he shows her by going through all the animal groups and their special qualities.

Bucci met with Paul Zionts, the dean of DePaul’s College of Education, who suggested Moos Elementary as a site. The school was in need of outlet for theater and had been looking to build up its arts program, according to Bucci. “We had the idea to work with another group who’s in need,” Bucci said. “Both of us can grow as a group — the arts program at Moos and Springboard.” The play is funded by donations, and all money raised from the production goes towards the school. The directors want to bring the spirit of Vincentian Service Day and present the art of theater as not just a way of viewing entertainment, but also an outlet to help a community. They said they are working to incorporate Vincentian values of bettering a community through the question of what can be done. “You don’t just have to do service through service groups or service days,” Bucci said. “Theater can be a service.” The musical casts 60 elementary school students as different animals, including frogs, lions, seals and monkeys, and live music will accompany the show. “The kids are working very hard and I think that the show

will be a culmination of all their hard work,” Annin said. Moos Elementary School is already talking about working with the directors and Springboard again, but with the middle school students next time. “They’ve been looking to build up their arts program for some time now, but just haven’t been able to,” Bucci said. “But this show is a great way for the kids to get their feet wet with theater.” “My Home is the Lincoln Park Zoo” will be presented at Bernhard Moos Elementary School on California Avenue on June 11, with a special showing for just the students at Moos on June 10. Those willing to donate to the school’s program can find a link on Springboard Theater’s Facebook page. Meanwhile, Springboard is partnering with DePaul Theatre Union and Open Theater Group to perform Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The partially practiced production is having only three rehearsals before the show. The performance will be free on DePaul’s Quad on Thursday, May 19 at 7 p.m. Audience members can buy cups of marshmallows for one dollar to throw at the actors when they mess up.

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A flyer for “My Home is the Lincoln Park Zoo,” a play that the Springboard Theater Company, comprised of DePaul students is directing at Bernard Moos Elementary School in Humboldt Park.

To join, or not to join: that is the question DePaul Shakespeare Organization is a new group to celebrate playwright By Rachel Hinton Nation & World Editor

In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” the titular character pronounces that the play is the setting wherein he’ll catch the conscience of the murderous king, his uncle. Though the line shows Hamlet’s intent, it’s also a nice segue. For a burgeoning group of DePaul students, Shakespeare’s plays and their numerous adaptations are the thing that brings them together. They watch adaptations and talk about authorship, as well as what they like and dislike, whether or not the new rendering follows the text or merely samples from it and their favorites — new and old. The group itself is like an adaptation of others that have existed long before it. Though they haven’t started acting the plays yet, that is a goal that president Kaitlen Foley is aiming for, but more than

that she wants to help people get interested in Shakespeare. “I wanted to start this club to have an outlet to talk about (Shakespeare),” Foley said. “He’s not just some old dead white guy.” Foley and her roommate, vice president and treasurer Rebecca Manion, have a shared interest in the bard’s work. Foley is interested in the plays and got into them through performing. Performances of Shakespeare, both professional and in a high school English class, are how many learn about the plays and learn the meanings behind them. It was through a performance class at DePaul that Foley met another member, Nathan Denson, who also enjoys Shakespeare’s works and the adaptations. Together, with a few others, they watch “Gnomeo and Juliet” and “The Lion King,” “10 Things I Hate About You” and “The West Side Story,” and

clash over who acts a better Hamlet. Shakespeare’s legacy and history of emulation goes way back of course. Since the 1930s, according to Absolute Shakespeare, there have been over 300 adaptations of the bard’s plays. Though the club is new — it started at the end of Winter Quarter — it is beginning to line up plans for its future and has a wealth of subject matter to analyze and perform. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets during his lifetime, though this number could be higher because there were plays and sonnets lost to time. For some, Shakespeare’s plays can be daunting. The old English, the double entendres and angsty princes and villains are boring and a thing of the past. Members of the group acknowledge these feelings and understand why people might think this way and hope that the club and its future events can change that perception.

“Here, you’re not graded and we’re not reading straight from the text,” Denson said. “We want people to have an open mind, but everyone is welcome here.” Right now the group is trying to build its numbers and collaborate with other groups to bring Shakespeare to the larger DePaul audience. Advisor of the group Edward Evins said “talking about Shakespeare outside the classroom and in a more relaxed environment can help with the accessibility (of the works)” and that’s what the group aims to do. “I get that some people may not like him because of bad experiences, but there are so many strong characters within his works,” Manion said. “I’ve been reading Shakespeare since the sixth grade and it means a lot to me. We hope to do table reads and discussions to educate others and help them understand the text.”

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Summer at the silver screen With all the movie trailers of the upcoming films this summer, it can be hard to decide where to start. Here are a few of the many flicks you will not want to miss.

Finding Dory

By Kelley Bowles Contributing Writer

The Legend of Tarzan

June 17

July 1

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For everyone who fell in love with “Finding Nemo” in 2003, you will want to relive your childhood this June for the sequel we have all been waiting for. More than a decade later, we will see the story of Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, is still the forgetful tang fish who stole the hearts of kids and adults alike. With the return of beloved characters from the first film, as well as a mix of new characters, the Disney Pixar film directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus McLane is guaranteed to be a heartwarming film and a must-see at any age.

The new Tarzan film, starring Alexander Skarsgård, is not the same fun-loving cartoon with singing jungle characters that most people remember. From the director of the Harry Potter films, David Yates, this action-adventure film tells the story of Tarzan’s return to the jungle after becoming acclimated to life in London with Jane, played by Margot Robbie. Much like the Harry Potter films, the graphics and special effects in this film look mesmerizing, and the film is filled with another all-star cast. This film looks exciting, intense and even steamy, and hits theaters July 1.

Ghostbusters

Bad Moms

July 15

July 29

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This summer seems to be the summer of remakes, with the latest “Ghostbusters” movie coming out 30 years after the first film hit theaters in 1984. Directed by Paul Feig, the director of the laugh-out-loud films “Bridesmaids” and “The Heat,” the new “Ghostbusters” has a new cast with some returning characters in cameos including Bill Murray. For those who never saw the beloved 1980s original, the “Ghostbusters” films are known for their comedic cast who embark on wild adventures to, as you can guess, catch ghosts. This is the first Ghostbusters team that includes female members, as well as eye candy Chris Hemsworth, and is anticipated to be a fun must-see this summer.

If you’re looking for a girl’s night out filled with lots of laughs, or you just really love anything with Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell, “Bad Moms” is a film you don’t want to miss this summer. From the directors of “The Hangover,” this flick tells the story of a group of over-worked and under-appreciated moms that are looking for a break from their responsibilities and have reached their limits. Together, the moms decide to indulge on long overdue fun and freedom from their commitments and motherhood, and as the film unfolds the moms experience a series of comedic adventures. If this film is anywhere near as laugh out loud funny as “The Hangover,” it should not disappoint.

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Finsta, the Instagram for partying students Danielle_Church Contributing Writer Carrie never thought having a joint fake Instagram account with her roommate would get them into trouble with their sorority. Then her roommate posted a selfie with the caption, “F– dry period,” the time in which sorority or fraternity members are not allowed to be caught drinking alcohol. They were each called into a room with seven of their sisters who made up the sorority’s judicial board. Carrie, whose name was changed for this story, was told her punishment would be social probation for a month, meaning she could not attend any of the sorority’s parties or gatherings except for Sunday chapter meetings. She said she was then yelled at by the women, and pressured into leaving. “I wanted to drop because the main girl was like, ‘This is ridiculous. If you don’t drop, I don’t know what this sorority stands for,” Carrie said. “I was like ‘Jesus Christ, you girls are so mean.’ Why would I want to be a part of this sorority anymore anyway?” Shortly after, both Carrie and her roommate did drop their sorority. Carrie, a DePaul sophomore, originally got the idea for the so-called “Finsta” – or fake Instagram – account in her hometown Pasadena, California. Finstas are a second Instagram account users have because they want to post pictures that might be considered inappropriate – such as underage drinking – and don’t want followers on their original account to see. Because of this, many Finsta accounts are private. Carrie and her roommate mostly posted photos with alcohol in them, as well as funny pictures that weren’t inappropriate, but that they just didn’t want others to see on their normal accounts. The same is true for DePaul junior @ Hgeezy2turnt, who wished to be referenced by her Finsta account name. @Hgeezy2turnt’s account is private because she also posts photos of funny selfies with her cat and inside jokes between her and her friends that she doesn’t think others would understand. However, she does have some with alcohol and marijuana. Although she has a public account, @ Hgeezy2turnt said she posts more on her Finsta because of the pressure to garner a positive reaction on real accounts. “I post more on my private one because I feel like it’s more about all the likes on your real one,” @Hgeezy2turnt said. “Everyone always posts stuff and is like ‘Should I post this? Will it get enough likes?’ which I hate. If you put Finsta pictures on a real account, people are

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going to be like ‘What is this girl posting? She’s insane and I don’t know why she’s posting this stuff. You’re not going to get likes on it.’” @Hgeezy2turnt does not care about the likes. She just wants her 27 followers consisting of her closest friends from her home in Kentucky and at DePaul to see her posts because she trusts them. She likes having a Finsta so people won’t judge her. “Certain people that you don’t know will look at your pictures and judge you instantly,” @Hgeezy2turnt said. “It’s a trust thing I guess. Who you trust is who you let follow you.” Carrie thought she only let people follow her who she trusted, too. However, she said one of her sorority sisters who followed her turned her into the judicial board. @Hgeezy2turnt said she thinks the reason sororities at DePaul have to be so careful is because of the university itself. She believes that the university doesn’t want to face possible repercussions of students drinking because if students get in any trouble of some sort while intoxicated, DePaul will be blamed. But according to Dean of Students Ashley Knight, the Dean of Students office doesn’t usually even review students’ social media accounts, unless someone shows it to them. “The Dean of Students Office does not proactively review students’ personal social media accounts but if something is brought to our attention, we may investigate it for possible policy violations,” Knight said. The first line of the Code of Student Responsibility, which all students must agree to, states that, “A student voluntarily joining the University community agrees to abide by the standards that have been instituted by DePaul University.” Therefore if a student does not follow the policies, the university has the right to take action. @Hgeezy2turnt understands this policy. However, she believes the only reason DePaul enforces it is because they don’t want to hurt their image. “The university takes the hit, so if I’m part of an organization that tells me I’m not allowed to drink, it’s because the school itself is telling us or the organization nationally because it doesn’t want to get in trouble,” @ Hgeezy2turnt said. “It doesn’t want to have that bad reputation.” Although @Hgeezy2turnt understands why some might not approve of the photos on her Finsta account, she says it just doesn’t align with her values. In fact, that’s part of the reason she would be willing to face the repercussions. “If I get in trouble for my account, I would be fine with it,” @Hgeezy2turnt said. “I am of

age, but my organization nationally doesn’t allow us to post pictures of alcohol even if you are of age, which doesn’t make sense to my values because I come from a family that likes drinking.” @Hgeezy2turnt’s family is very open about drinking. In fact, they know she smokes weed too. That is why she thinks society makes a bigger deal about things than it needs to. But her family doesn’t know about her Finsta account, and neither does Carrie’s. As a result, Carrie is careful about what she posts on her real account. “My mom follows me. I’m not going to post some horrible picture,” Carrie said. Parents may be one thing to worry about, but potential employers are another. Many employers have been known to check social media accounts throughout the hiring process, and that is why @Hgeezy2turnt is more careful about what she posts on her real account as well. She usually posts photos for people’s birthdays or hiking pictures instead. “(Employers) are trying to look at what kind of person they dedicate their time to,” @ Hgeezy2turnt said. “If you’re really disgusting on social media, they’re going to be like ‘You’re probably like that in the workplace too, so we aren’t going to hire you.” Outside of Instagram, assistant professor and social media expert Paul Booth says many students will place privacy filters on their accounts or use their middle names instead of their last names, to make it harder to find their accounts. While Booth sees nothing wrong with doing this or in having two accounts, he says students should proceed with caution about what they do post. “I don’t think it’s rocket science. If you are doing a bunch of stuff and you don’t want your employer to see it, don’t make it public,” Booth said. “I want to say that it’s more complicated than that, but it’s not. Everyone knows that people have lives. Everyone knows that people in college are going to do stupid stuff, but you don’t have to advertise it.” In terms of what a person shouldn’t post, Booth has a general rule of thumb. “If you wouldn’t show it to your grandparents, don’t put it online,” Booth said. “I’ll put a picture up of me at the bar because I’m in my 30’s and it doesn’t really matter, but if I’m trying to get a job and I’m 20 years old and it’s illegal for me to go out and drink, I’m not going to put those up on my site, no matter how ‘cool’ they are. Are they cooler than a job? I don’t know. It’s up to you.”

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Yoga pants aren’t essential for classes, but are a comfortable choice By Megan Wynbeek Contributing Writer

Yoga class starts in 20 minutes. It takes you about 15 minutes to walk to the L stop, get on your train, and transit to class. The issue? You’ve looked under the bed, through your dirty laundry and even through your roommate’s dirty laundry, but you can’t seem to find your yoga pants anywhere. You may be thinking, “Can’t I just wear sweatpants to class? Does doing yoga really require me to wear yoga pants?” The answer is a little more complex than you may think. There is an assumption by people who don’t do yoga or who don’t practice the exercise frequently, that wearing yoga pants to a yoga class isn’t a necessity. Some people believe that people, specifically women, only prefer to wear yoga pants in order to show off their butts. “You can totally just wear sweatpants. You don’t have to wear yoga pants, people just like to show off their body in yoga pants. I know that’s what I like to do,” said amateur yogi Mia Jenssen. Although this assumption of only wanting to show off their assets may be true for some women, what these criticizers fail

to realize is that there is a purpose behind the tight-fitted style of yoga pants. “I wouldn’t say that [yoga pants] are crucial or make you a better yogi or whatever, but they do hold in sweat and don’t get in your way because they hug the ankles, whereas if you were to wear poise pants or shorts your legs would be slippery and you might step on the fabric and fall over,” said yoga instructor Madison Suffredini. Yoga pants are typically black, and feature an elastic waistband that folds over the top, and stretchy fabric that hugs the body from waist to knee, gradually flaring out toward the feet. Fabrics used in yoga pants are typically cotton, nylon, Spandex or rayon. Cropped, or capri, and full-length yoga leggings are also popular amongst yogis. The importance behind the design and fabric used for yoga pants is simple: they are able to stretch and breathe without getting in the way or losing their shape and sagging. Comfort while working out is also a major factor in the design and materials used. “You need to wear any pants that stretch, like that’s why people wear yoga pants, they’re like a second skin and they’ll

move the way your body moves. So if you were wearing, like, denim, you won’t be able to move as much. And sweatpants might have too much material,” said CorePower Yoga retail specialist Katy Riediger. In recent years, yoga pants have evolved from workout and loungewear into a more widely accepted fashion statement. Women, and less frequently men, have begun wearing yoga pants while shopping or out to eat, while at work, and even in classrooms. Though the trend is generally socially accepted, it has not been fully accepted by institutions. Many high schools throughout the United States have banned yoga pants as casual-wear in schools, deeming them to be “distracting” to male students due to the form-fitting style. Despite controversy, yoga pants are still an extremely popular fashion choice for both yogis and non-yogis alike, with over 2,700 types of yoga pants being sold across 116 brands within 73 stores in September 2014, according to Anu Hastings on Indix. com. Yoga pants not only vary in style, but also price. Yoga pants at American Eagle’s Aerie can be found for only $10. While at Lole, their White Collection Jasmit leggings

are priced at $130. Not only are yoga pants useful for versatility, comfort and style while practicing yoga, but new technological developments now allow yoga pants to actually improve your practice. On Jan 11, Wearable Experiments released Nadi, yoga pants that use vibrations to correct the wearer’s yoga form. An accompanying phone app is used in order to send this haptic feedback, and provide photo examples of poses for users to have as a guide if necessary. These pants are most useful for yogis practicing on their own, allowing them to stay connected with the yoga experience while still being guided through proper form. With various options and technology on the market, personal comfort is the most important aspect of your yoga experience. “People should wear whatever makes them most comfortable in their practice,” said LuluLemon employee Jen Johnson. So next time you’re running late for yoga class, feel free to pick up those sweatpants from the top of your dirty laundry. Yoga pants aren’t a requirement.

At the same time, “VIEWS” fails to deliver the “cohesive, incredible listening experience” that Drake mentioned in his interview with Lowe. The limited number of themes, boring brag raps and incredibly long playtime of 82 minutes cause the record to fall short on this promise. The album’s name, “VIEWS,” is also misleading. The title, originally named “Views from the 6,” is meant to celebrate different experiences of the incredibly multicultural city of Toronto. But in many ways, the record loses sight of any other perspectives besides Drake’s singular experience of self-loathing. Despite the album’s issues, glorious moments still manage to shine through the pity-party and frequent whining about past relationships. Namely, the production by Noah “40” Shebib establishes a smooth transition of musical styles from synths to ‘90s R&B creating the perfect backdrop for an album that centers mainly on reflection. The evolution of styles between songs also successfully reflects the changing seasons in Toronto and serves as a common thread that runs through the album. Rihanna’s appearance on “Too Good” marks another high point. The track breaks into a summer groove that is enough to shake off the oppressive presence of winter at the beginning of the album and offer a moment of relief from the lull of Drake’s lengthy introspection. The two harder hitting tracks, “Pop Style” and “Hype,” are also tracks worth celebrating and evidence that Drake is still

more than capable of delivering the fury and angst that flowed through many of the songs of “If You’re Reading This.” “VIEWS” is an album that is centered on delivering emotional vocal performances and reflection about relationships. But its

most successful moments are when the brooding is left behind and Drake lets loose to flex his status as rap royalty or deliver a catchy hook with the help of some friends.

An okay view: Drake’s album fails to impress By Andrew Busch Contributing Writer

Last Friday, Drake released his record, “VIEWS,” after announcing the album’s title almost two years ago on Aug. 6, 2014. However, after delivering two modern hiphop classics last year with his mixtape “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” and his collaborative effort “What a Time to Be Alive” with Atlanta-based rapper, Future, “VIEWS” is an entirely different project. During an interview with Zane Lowe hours before the final release, Drake began to create distance between this record and his albums from 2015. “This album is probably my highest level of vocal performance,” he said. “I had come off those two mixtapes and it was about being in the club and about having the hottest joints. This was more like what is a cohesive, incredible listening experience from me.” Listening to the initial four tracks of “VIEWS” makes it clear that this project is a side of Drake that appears only rarely. It is a softer and more contemplative dimension of the artist as he delivers much more singing than rap verses. However, Drake’s decision to only sing on many of the tracks from this album is a risky move that disrupts his winning formula. In fact, many of his most musically interesting and respected songs walk the line between creative raps and singing catchy hooks.

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We did the homework so you don't have to. Check back each week for the scoop on bands you can't miss at Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, North Coast and Riot Fest this year.

By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor

Wavves After releasing their fifth studio album “V” last summer, and spending the winter touring with Best Coast and Cherry Glazerr as part of the Summer is Forever II Tour, Wavves is getting ready to take on Lollapalooza on July 28. Wavves has had a continuously changing sound, which has evolved since their lo-fi self-titled debut album, taking on more surf rock and pop punk influences throughout further releases — but throughout the course of their tenure the band has produced lyrics that speak to the fact that sometimes life just sucks. The pop punk band was formed in 2008 by frontman Nathan Williams, originally as a solo recording project for him with touring members. But the band now is composed of four members, including Williams, whose live performances are the epitome of a perfect punk set: fast, loud and incredibly fun.

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Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Chicago natives Whitney, featuring Max Kakacek and Julian Ehrlich of the band Smith Westerns, formed after the earlier breakup of the indie band. Whitney formed in 2015 and their debut album, “Light Upon the Lake” is due out in June on their record label, Secretly Canadian. The album features their first single, “No Woman,” a haunting country ballad. The band is currently on a tour, which includes a sold-out date at Thalia Hall this week and preparing to play numerous festivals this summer throughout Europe and are also playing a hometown set at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival. The genre-spanning group is sure to put on a great performance — and an important one to see, before they get too big. With the precedent set by Kakacek and Ehrlich’s former band, it’s a safe bet that that will happen.

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Lolawolf There’s no shortage of actors who decide to become musicians for no discernable reason and no real amount of talent, but Zoë Kravitz is not one of those celebrities. The “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “X Men: First Class” star is beyond talented at singing, taking after her dad, Lenny Kravitz, and fronts the band Lolawolf, who are playing Lollapalooza on July 30. The R&B and electropop trio also features keyboardist James Levy, who has performed and toured with numerous bands along with drummer and producer Jimmy Giannopolous. The band has released two EPs, “Lolawolf ” in 2014 and “Every F— Day” in 2015, along with a full-length album, “Calm Down” in Oct. 2014. They have held their own while touring with acts such as Lily Allen and Miley Cyrus, and also performed at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. The band’s entertaining and impressive live performance is not to be missed at this year’s Lollapalooza.

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in MUSIC King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard “Nonagon Infinity” April 29 At first listen, Nonagon Infinity seems like it’s cut short. The spectacular, hyper-intense garage rock album comes to an abrupt halt on the last song. But that’s the beauty of it. If played on a loop, the last song seamlessly blends in with the first, making it a perfect excuse to listen to the gritty psychedelic rock band on repeat. Although it’s densely concentrated with fuzzy guitar and aggressive vocals, its quick-paced velocity is invigorating. The band’s track list seems to go full-force, and their sound, which nearly falls apart at some times, evokes the surf sound of the ‘60s while adding a modern day garage rock glimmer.

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April 15 The Weinstein Company Set in Dublin, Ireland in the 1980s, “Sing Street” follows Conor “Cosmo” Lalor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) as a mild-mannered teen whose home life is turning on its side. Forced to enter into a new school, Conor finds haven in the mysterious and rebellious Raphina (Lucy Boynton). Cosmo aims to win over Raphina’s heart through music, by forming a band. The pacing of the film seems real, as each practice jam session the young Dublin band gets better and better. Centering the story on Cosmo’s pursuit to find love, the audience receives a haunting look at what one has to go through in order to achieve their dream. “Sing Street” shines as a feel-good story driven with its addictively captivating music. Despite its overplayed theme, the film is a truly original story that will leave the audience singing along. JESUS MONTERO | THE DEPAULIA

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LIVE May 10 Unknown Mortal Orchestra Thalia Hall 1807 S. Allport St., $22

May 12 Del the Funky Homosapien Reggie’s Rock Club 2109 S. State St., $16

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May 13 Twin Peaks Lincoln Hall 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., $20

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Find this and all our DeJamz playlists on depauliaonline.com and on our spotify account By Erin Yarnall Arts & Life Editor

One of my favorite things about music is relatability. I love listening to a song, and feeling a connection with the band because I have felt or experienced what they’re describing in their lyrics. For some musicians, this is nearly impossible. Either the words are incomprehensible, or they’re covering historical subjects that I have no knowledge of — but that doesn’t mean the music can’t still be enjoyed. Here are six songs that have expanded my vocabulary and knowledge, or continuously left me stumped as to what they’re about.

1. “Oxford Comma” — Vampire Weekend I’ll be honest here — I didn’t know what an oxford comma was until I joined the staff of The DePaulia and was told not to use it. The comma is used between coordinating conjunctions in a series of three or more terms, and their use is consistently debated. My lack of knowledge certainly wasn’t helped by Vampire Weekend, who encouraged me not to give a f— about them in this song. 2. “Rock the Casbah” — The Clash While this song is a fun one to dance and sing along to, it has very serious messages about the political situations happening

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throughout the Middle East, and the banning of rock music in Iran. Through the song, The Clash encouraged Middle Eastern youth to play rock music in defiance of the ban. To singer Joe Strummer’s disdain, it was used by the U.S. military when they invaded Iraq in 1991. 3. “Admit It!!!” — Say Anything When I started listening to Say Anything in seventh grade I had no idea that “Alive With the Glory of Love” was about the Holocaust, and if I couldn’t pick up on that obvious fact, there was no chance I would have been aware of what any of the lyrics in “Admit It!!!” meant, with words like ‘antiquated,’ ‘pontificating’

Across 1. North Pole assistant 4. Father of Leah and Rachel 9. Certain down 14. Keanu in “The Matrix” 15. Draw forth 16. Loan shark’s interest 17. Road sealant 18. Eternally 20. Momentous occasion 22. Change the motif of 23. Return, as feelings 26. Sucker deal 30. Oust from office 32. Some barbershop quartet members 34. Luxurious retreat 36. Golden Horde member 38. Caspian Sea feeder 39. Sagan or Reiner 41. Divided country 43. Turnpike rumbler

and ‘dogma.’ 4. “We Didn’t Start the Fire” — Billy Joel I just found out that “We Didn’t Start the Fire” has a meaning and isn’t just a random assortment of words. The hit Billy Joel song is a series of allusions to news events between 1949, the year of Joel’s birth, and 1989, when the song was released. 5. “London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines” — Panic! at the Disco Okay, just look at this song title. How does anyone understand anything this band says? Almost every Panic! at the Disco song features extensive

44. Car, for short 45. House of Lords member 47. Stage construction 48. Laundry additive 51. Guinea pig, in a way 53. Military organizations 55. Small picture holders 58. Awestruck 60. Constant beater 61. Homeowner’s nightmare 67. Purchase 68. Bland or trite 69. Building leveler 70. “He Got Game” director 71. Very angry 72. Sand, on the links 73. Non-PC suffix Down 1. Big keyboard key 2. Make an exit 3. Front half of a side of meat

references, lengthy metaphors and an insane show of vocalist Brendon Urie’s vocabulary. 6. “From Martyrdom to Star(tyr)dom” — Bomb the Music Industry! When I was 16 I saw Bomb the Music Industry! in a garage where frontman Jeff Rosenstock played a set comprised solely of requests. One of the most embarassing moments of my life is when I attempted to request “From Martyrdom the Star(tyr)dom,” and I didn’t know the meaning of the word ‘martyrdom,’ let alone how to pronounce it as I fumbled out my request.

4. Political liberal 5. “Much ___ About Nothing” 6. Hitchhiking seed (var.) 7. Super server 8. Not even once 9. Alps locale 10. Suffix with “hero” 11. Group of two performers 12. Be incorrect 13. Type of whiskey or bread 19. Change a manuscript 21. Abbess, e.g. 24. Boat-deck wood 25. “Midnight Express” wrestler Bobby 27. Burden or responsibility 28. Adjective with “future” 29. Falsely incriminate 31. Card for a fortune-teller 33. Thin cut

34. Cut covering 35. Singer Abdul 37. Non-conformist 40. Good soil 42. “Besides that ...” 46. Some glass artists 49. Common shape 50. Effectively treat 52. ___ out (just manage) 54. Falconry or baseball 56. Aligns 57. Eyelid afflictions 59. Bygone Russian despot 61. Crime-fighting agcy. 62. Boathouse tool 63. Genetic matter, briefly 64. Savor supper 65. “Anytown, ___” 66. One curl in the gym

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midset required for a pitcher and said it was "definitely a challenge." “But I also really like challenges, so that was one good part of it,” Maize said. “I think it was a little bit of excitement, but a lot of nerves.” The one thing she has had to work on the most this season is her mental game as a pitcher and admits she’s “still working on it.” “When you go from playing second base and you’re in the field and you’re getting balls here and there, (it’s different),” Maize said. “Pitching, and being in every single play, it’s a lot about how you can handle a lot of situations and I’m still learning how to handle them. It’s a lot of mental stuff.” Her senior season didn’t quite start out the way she was hoping as the Blue Demons went 8-20 in their first 28 games, including two losing streaks of at least five games. Maize was 6-12 as a pitcher during this stretch and struggled to find her groove. “Our season started off pretty rough,” Maize said. “I think we had a really tough preseason and I was also still learning how to pitch, but I think that it definitely got us ready for (the) conference and so far we’ve had really good conference play.” "Really good" is an understatement, considering the team is 13-3 in the Big East having lost only one series — against Butler — all throughout conference play. Not only that, but Maize has only improved as the season progressed. Against Big East opposition, she’s batting .481 with five home runs, 23 runs batted in and only four strikeouts. She’s also 10-2 as a pitcher with a 2.50 ERA and is holding opposing batters to just a .237 average. “Morgan throws like a No. 1,” head coach Eugene Lenti said

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Morgan Maize boasts a 10-2 record with a 2.50 ERA in Big East conference play, all while batting .481 after a game earlier in the season in which she held Butler to one run in a 9-1 romp by DePaul. She tied a career high that day with nine strikeouts, further showing how DePaul softball has benefitted from her emergence as

BASKETBALL continued from back page few wins better next year, but the problem is that their competition is getting harder. DePaul finished ninth in the Big East in 2015-16. The only team that finished below them was St. John’s, which had a miserable first year under new head coach Chris Mullin. That does not seem like it will last, however. They have picked up three fourstar recruits this season and have the No. 21 recruiting class in the country, according to 247sports.com. Marquette, which finished seventh in the conference last season, has the No. 16 recruiting class and also picked up three four-star recruits. Once the players get on the court, how many stars they were assigned based on recruiting analysis won’t matter that much, but the bottom half of the Big East is bolstering themselves and may leave DePaul behind. This is to say nothing of the top teams from last year’s Big East. Villanova returns as the reigning national champions and has fivestar power forward Omari Spellman. Xavier, who finished second in the conference last season, is bolstered for the future with two four-star recruits. Creighton, which was last

a top of the rotation starter. Having someone as versatile as Maize who is able to take control of the game through her pitching or hitting has been invaluable to the Blue Demons this season. Chouinard said her

in the Big East in recruiting according to 247sports.com, was sent a lifeline when they received news that Maurice Watson Jr., who averaged 14.1 points per game last season, will return for his senior season, giving their back court a huge boost. The only school that looks to be on a downward trend going into next season is Georgetown, which will have to rely on their 2015 class that had three four-star recruits, to carry them into a lean recruiting year in 2016, when they’ve only picked up one rated recruit. Providence won’t have Kris Dunn next year and will likely take a bit of a downturn, but they will still be solid with Ben Bentil and his 21.1 points per game average. It is unfortunate for DePaul that they will be making progress in a year when the Big East continues to get tougher. The Big East is one of the best basketball conferences in the country. This isn’t to take away from the work that Leitao and his staff have done this recruiting season. A team full of his players and upgrades for the future will make the team better. It just might not translate to wins in the conference because the rest of the Big East is strong, and is continuing to get stronger.

progression as a player is just part of the journey they’ve been on together. “She found her role on the field and she knew she was able to hit and she knew she was able to contribute from that side of

things,” Chouinard said. “When I watch her pitch, I have this really strong, proud feeling just knowing that, in essence, we’ve kind of been in this together from the start.” At this point in her career, hitting is almost second nature to Maize, but pitching still seems somewhat foreign. Despite pitching in 35 games this season, she admits she’s still nervous every time she steps onto the mound. “(I’m) working on overcoming that and channeling it in a positive manner instead of going crazy,” Maize said. With the Big East tournament coming up on May 13-14, Lenti and Maize’s teammates will look to her to lead them offensively and defensively. “It’s very important to have (Maize) fresh for the Big East tournament,” Lenti said. What is going to help DePaul the most is how much of a team player Maize is and how eager she is to do her best every single time she steps up to the plate or takes the mound. She feels responsible for the success of the team and does everything in her power to maintain the current level of success. “If she does make a mistake pitching or she does give up some runs, she feels like she has the outlet where she can help the team get back in the game and she’s obviously done that numerous times,” Chouinard said. “She really is the center of this team. They rally around her and she certainly has her moments where she needs them to pick her up, but when all is said and done, you know with Morgan she’s going to give you everything she has, every time she’s out there and that’s really all you can ask from your senior. “This team would be nowhere near where we are without her.”

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Junior Darrick Wood is a contender to start at small forward in 2016-17.

26 | Sports. May 9, 2016. The DePaulia ARENA continued from front page and operating budgets won’t be affected by the cost of the arena. While those four income streams have not yet been secured, the university has known since the deal was submitted last year that its contribution would be due in June. Instead of taking on debt for the project, Bethke said a decision was made in November to use money that was originally set aside to pay for the new School of Music. Bethke said that the comparable cost of DePaul’s two concurrent capital projects — the new School of Music building and the upcoming arena — allowed the school to take a “convoluted approach” to paying for each with the promise of saving millions. The move will save the university between $400,000 and $500,000 a year by having the school take on debt for a taxexempt project — the School of Music — while using cash on hand to pay for the arena, Bethke said. While the School of Music qualified as tax-exempt by virtue of being an educational facility, the stadium is a commercial entity and therefore subject to a higher interest rate. Regarding the funds set aside for the School of Music, university officials maintained that the fundraising efforts designated for the School of Music will remain with the project. Generally, Bethke said that DePaul’s policy when soliciting funds is to “best make it an unrestricted donation” so the school has some degree of flexibility. “We want to honor the request of the donor, but we also want to have some ultimate latitudes if we need to use the money in a different way than we had the ability to do it,” Bethke said. The Office of Advancement Vice President Erin Minné said that money raised specifically for the School of Music will still go towards the original project. “The only funds being re-designated to support the Events Center are institutional funds set aside by the university from prior year surpluses,” Minné said in an email. DePaul usually ends each year with a surplus due to conservative budgeting. At the end of the 2014-15 academic year, records show that DePaul had a $44 million surplus and over the last five years has averaged a $33 million surplus per year. The budget also shows that institutional reserves have hovered around $80 million since 2011. Although the money for DePaul’s contribution is due by June 1, public records reveal that McPier has yet to near its share of the nearly $200 million project. According to contribution reports supplied to DePaul, McPier has spent only $27 million through last March. The reports track McPier’s expenditures since the project began in 2013. To date, the majority of those expenses have been construction and legal costs. The Prairie District Partners, a group of construction firms responsible for building the arena, has been paid a total of $17.8 million so far. Pelli Clark Pelli, the architecture firm that designed the arena, has earned $6.3 million. McPier also paid a series of law firms — Neal & Leroy, Mayer Brown, Katten Munchin Rosenman and Jones Lang LaSalle — for the acquisition of land, totaling $1.2 million. McPier is funding its side of the development with leftover bond funds in 2010, which was supported with local hotel and motel taxes. Asked about the agency’s spending habits, McPier declined to comment. Bethke said the university and McPier agreed upon an earlier contribution date so that the project wouldn’t be halted if McPier used up their funds too quickly. He added that it wasn’t a “huge burden” to do so. As for when McPier will be finished spending its own $80 million, Bethke said “your guess is probably as good as mine.”

The arena, pictured above, broke ground in November 2015 and has been making steady progress throughout the winter and early spring. It is

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This scale model at DePaul's Loop campus gives an inside preview at how the arena will look from the outside and inside. _________ The construction of DePaul’s new arena coincides with a time of deep economic uncertainty for both the city and state. As Illinois approaches the one year mark of not having a budget, Chicago remains under the boot of a pension crisis as well as junk-status investment and credit ratings from Moody’s and Fitch, respectively. From the beginning of his first term and into his second, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has prioritized bringing more tourism to Chicago as a way of increasing city revenue and offsetting otherwise ballooning city expenses. DePaul’s new arena is one part of Emanuel’s plan to introduce an

entertainment district and breathe life into the South Loop. Last year’s record tourism numbers generated approximately $935 million in tax revenue for the city, along with $124.1 million in hotel tax revenue and a new record for overnight business visitation, according to press releases from the mayor’s office. The attendees at a new stadium would theoretically fuel the demand for restaurants, hotels, and even a possible casino — the mayor has long expressed his interest in bringing one inside city limits, and DePaul President Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., is open to a casino near the arena, according to correspondence with McPier.

Richard C. Longworth, a journalist and distinguished fellow at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, is one of the many Chicago experts skeptical about impact DePaul’s stadium will have on the city’s economy. “A stadium like this will bring in some people; some people are going to come. And some people are going to come and stay in a hotel or eat in a restaurant or that sort of thing,” Longworth said. “So that creates some business revenue. But how much of that then spins-off into taxpayer revenue, it’s pretty small. It really has to be a big deal.” In a report released in April 2014, Ald. Scott Waguespack, 32nd, critiqued the arena for its potentially negative impact on the surrounding arena, such as how

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slated to be ready for the opening of DePaul's 2017-18 season, where it will be the home of DePaul's men's basketball team. its development could harm surrounding businesses and similar venues. He argued that UIC Pavilion, which already struggles with scheduling difficulties, would be adversely affected by the competition the DePaul arena will create. “Each arena’s scheduling difficulties would be compounded when they are forced to compete with each other for events,” Waguespack said. “Overall attendance numbers at both venues would suffer, as would the businesses in the area that generally serve visiting event audiences.” DePaul’s decision to work with McPier and the city was motivated in part by financial feasibility; the independent construction of a similar facility in Lincoln Park could have cost the university somewhere between $350 million and $400 million, according to both Bethke and DePaul Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto. “We're not interested in managing a building,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “We're not interested in owning a building; we're interested in having a place that is closer to home and to play men's basketball games, to have graduation, and to play some women's basketball games, and maybe come up with other events.” The overarching philosophy behind DePaul’s investment is grounded in the desire to rebuild its basketball program to the heights of its golden years. Lenti Ponsetto is steadfast in her belief that having a facility within a reasonable distance from both the Loop and Lincoln Park campuses on the CTA will improve attendance significantly, as well as improving the chance for DePaul to secure high quality recruits. Lenti Ponsetto also said that the facility, by being “bright-shiny-new,” will enhance the visibility and profile of the university by developing its brand. However, she also made it clear that the arena wasn’t solely an athletic initiative; rather, it emanated from the university’s “Vision 2018” plan, introduced in 2012. “DePaul is helping the city of Chicago by laying down some roots and making a

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ALL REVENUE FROM TICKETS, NAMING RIGHTS CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND MERCHANDISE. financial commitment to play in this facility for 50 years,” Lenti Ponsetto said. “DePaul is partnering with the city of Chicago in a really positive way, because the city is going to use this facility 150-200 days out of the year and DePaul’s going to use it for 27.” _______ As DePaul prepares to change venues, university officials have been adamant that DePaul’s new deal will be better than the old. While the Allstate contract with the village of Rosemont and the new contract with McPier are structurally different — one involves the actual construction of a $200 million facility — there are also operational

trade-offs that may have far-reaching implications for the university. The contract between Rosemont and DePaul currently allows the Blue Demons to use the Allstate facility rent-free, while the village receives 20 percent of ticket revenues, 100 percent of concessions income and a portion of parking costs as compensation. With McPier, DePaul will pay $445,000 in annual rental payments in addition to its construction contribution. In exchange, DePaul will receive 100 percent of ticket revenues, 27 dates a year to use the facility, as well as the income from the sale of naming rights, corporate sponsorships and DePaul merchandise sold in-house.

McPier will receive all revenue from concessions, 2,000 parking spaces and nonDePaul events held in the facility, according to the signed arena contract agreement from April 2015. The contract also allows McPier to retain the revenue from any surcharges on suite and club seats. There are 317 individual club seats and 22 suites in the 10,000 seat arena. McPier will also have rights to 100 general admission tickets for every DePaul men’s and women’s basketball game(s) to sell or use at their own discretion. The magnitude of this deal between a Catholic institution and a city-owned agency is nearly unprecedented, despite university statements to the contrary. When asked if there were comparable schools that DePaul looked at for the project, Lenti Ponsetto cited two that also received a new stadium with the assistance of local government: the University of Louisville’s KFC YUM! Center, and Creighton University’s CenturyLink Center. However, closer examination reveals key differences between these cases and DePaul’s. While DePaul will be providing $82.5 million towards its new arena, KFC YUM! Center officials confirmed that the University of Louisville — a public institution — paid no upfront cost for the 2010 construction of its $238 million facility. Louisville instead pays either $10,000 per game or 10 percent of the gate — whichever is higher — according to its lease agreement. And while Creighton is a private institution like DePaul, Rob Anderson, Creighton’s Sports Information Director, confirmed that the Catholic university paid zero construction costs for the $291 million project in 2000, in addition to opting for annual rental payments. The only real similarity between the three schools appears to be that they’re primary tenants of their facilities, instead of owning them outright. Bottom line, these were trade-offs that DePaul was willing to make when they agreed to take on the price tag for the arena. The university viewed the value of naming rights and other income as more beneficial than their previous arrangement with Allstate. Yet with the payment due and no naming rights partner in place, DePaul has no definitive timetable on when it will be able to recoup its entire investment — let alone make a profit. Instead, this project is an investment for the long haul. Successful or otherwise, DePaul and McPier have an agreement for the next 50 years. “I think for my part, I would like to see us be really aggressive within the next 10 to 15 years, where we have met the performer goals,” Lenti Ponsetto said, referring to benchmarks in place for the project to be profitable. “I feel pretty confident that we’re going to do that. With these goals in mind, Lenti Ponsetto said that the naming rights should secure $30 million to $40 million for DePaul, while Legends Marketing — the firm responsible for signing a corporate partner — projected an income of $24 million in the leasing agreement with McPier. DePaul’s reimbursement and eventual benefit further depends on corporate sponsorships, fundraising and actual attendance the Blue Demons bring to their new home. Attendance documents from Allstate reveal that on average, DePaul basketball games have failed to attract even half of the 9,500 expected at the new arena, based on turnstile attendance. “You can always get projections wrong and that can always lead to a loss or a negative variance," Bethke said, “but we tried to be very deliberate about how we forecasted things.” Matthew Paras, Brendan Pedersen, Amanda Crane, Anita Lukacs, Frank Muisenga and Jessica Duarte contributed to this report.

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Senior Morgan Maize has blossomed into a front-of-the-rotation starter

By Zachary Holden Staff Writer

Morgan Maize hadn’t pitched for the DePaul softball team since her freshman year. Now a senior, not only is she the Blue Demons’ best pitcher boasting a team-best 3.66 earned run average, but she leads the team with a .393 batting average and nine

home runs. It wasn’t until the beginning of the summer leading up to her senior season, though, when Maize found out she would be pitching again. “I just worked all summer on trying to get the motion and working on some pitches that I remembered and just texting back-and-forth with Lindsay (Chouinard),” Maize said.

Chouinard, her pitching coach, saw something special in her the moment she joined the team in Maize’s sophomore year and has enjoyed every moment coaching her. “I knew right away that she was somebody really special and somebody I was excited to coach,” Chouinard said. “The great thing about Morgan is she’s

always done every single thing we’ve ever asked of her. Asking her to pitch for her last season, that’s a lot to ask of anybody.” Maize admits she was really nervous heading into the season. Having not pitched competitively in three years, it was difficult for her at first to get back into the

Senior Morgan Maize hadn’t pitched for DePaul since her freshman year. Now she’s one of the best in the Big East, and DePaul’s No.1 starter.

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DePaul is getting better, but so is the Big East COMMENTARY By Ben Gartland Sports Editor

DePaul men’s basketball is going through a transformation. Head coach Dave Leitao will enter his second season back at DePaul with six new players, as well as a redshirt sophomore who will not be eligible this season. The recruiting class for 2016 has been one of the better ones in recent memory. Highlighted by Curie point guard Devin Gage and Huntington Prep forward Levi Cook, DePaul’s recruiting class has four solid players. Guard Brandon Cyrus and forward Al Eichelberger have played with each other in high school and have developed a rapport.

These new recruits are bolstered by transfers. DePaul will get one year out of senior sharpshooter Chris Harrison-Docks, and two years out of junior college transfer Tre’Darius McCallum, who could very well be the starting small forward on opening night. It’s a sense of progress from a program that hasn’t shown a lot. They finished with less than 10 wins in 2015-16 and were unable to break through losing streaks. They did beat two top-25 teams, but the program will only have a perception of progress to average fans after they are able to show it in wins. Where the recruits show a step forward for Leitao, they may not translate into a substantial turnaround, at least not immediately. DePaul may be a

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Eli Cain had a performance this season that earned him a spot on the all-Big East freshman team.

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